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Iran closes Hormuz over Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Closure of Hormuz deepens crisis as Israel-Hezbollah clashes defy new truce

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Iran said it was once again closing the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane on Saturday over Israel's attacks in Lebanon, calling them a violation of its deal with the United States to end the Middle East war.

Iran launches seven missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain

Hezbollah rejects US-brokered truce as cross-border strikes and Iran tensions grow

Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee, in northern Israel on June 5, 2026.

US issues security alert for Americans in Mideast

US-brokered truce links Israel-Lebanon calm to stalled Iran negotiations

Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit Burj al-Shamali village near the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

US: Iran's Kuwait attack was 'deliberate & calculated'

One killed in Iranian attack on Kuwait airport, diplomatic sites damaged

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Arabian Sea as the aircraft carrier continues to support the US blockade against Iran.

Kuwait military responding to missile, drone attacks

Trump says Iran ceasefire and Strait of Hormuz deal could be reached within a week

US blockade tightens grip on Iran as ships diverted and tensions with Israel rise

Who are Hezbollah and Iran’s militias who joined war?

Iran-backed armed groups open new fronts, expanding conflict beyond Iran and into region

Hezbollah militants march in a parade in a file photo. Some — militant groups, particularly Hezbollah, have been weakened in recent months, even as they remain capable of escalating the conflict.

Israel says targeted Hezbollah chief in Beirut strike

Attack leaves smoking hole in the side of a nine-storey apartment building

The strike hit the third and fourth floors of a nine-storey building, with ambulances gathered around it and rescuers inspecting the apartments, as per local media reports.

Lebanese pop star-turned-militant surrenders

He was sentenced to 22 years in prison for providing support to a 'terrorist group'

Fadel Shaker, had been on the run since the bloody street clashes between militants and the Lebanese army in June 2013 in the coastal city of Sidon.

Hezbollah pushes for fresh ties with Saudi Arabia

Deputy leader Qassem calls for dialogue with Riyadh while rejecting disarmament demands

Hezbollah fighters march in a parade in this file photo.

Hezbollah 'will not surrender under threat from Israel'

Qassem: Fighters will not abandon arms and asserts Israel's 'aggression' must first stop

Qassem was named Hezbollah leader in October after heir apparent Hashem Safieddine was killed in an Israeli strike shortly after Nasrallah's death.

Israel: Beirut strike hit Hezbollah missile store

President Joseph Aoun to call for French and US intervention after attack

A building in Beirut's southern suburbs collapsed in a gigantic cloud of smoke and dust on Friday, an AFP photographer reported, as two strikes attributed to Israel hit the Hezbollah bastion.

Lebanon president says disarming Hezbollah ‘delicate’

‘We will implement’ state monopoly on arms ‘but we have to wait for the circumstances’

Lebanese soldiers inspect the site near a burnt-out vehicle reportedly hit by an Israeli strike in Ghazieh, near Sidon, on April 18, 2025. Lebanon

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